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Show The OGDEN April 15, 2002 VALLEY NEWS PRSRT STD POSTAGE PAID PERMIT NO. 11 EDEN UT POSTAL PATRON EDEN-LIBERTY-84310 HUNTSVILLE-84317 OGDEN CANYON- 84401 HCR 843AO Your Community Newspaper Inside This Issue: Guest Commentary Page 3 Way to Go Valley Scouts! The Guts of a Marathon and a Marathon Runner Page 4 Note: This information was provided courtesy of the Wasatch Front Regional Council (WFRC), and is being reprinted by permission. It originally was published in the WFRC’s “Communique” January 2002 newsletter. Ensuring Your Nest Egg Doesn’t Crack Page 6 Easter Egg Hunt at the Eden Bowery Page 7 National Library Week Page 8 Huntsville Artist’s Work on Exhibit Page 8 Calendar of Events Page 9 Announcements Page 10 Jazz Update Page 11 Wolf Creek Resort Opens for 2002 Season Page 11 Is Domestic Violence a Problem in America? Page 12 One Voice on the Family Dealing with Anger Page 12 Hooked on Books Page 13 School News Pages 14 - 16 New School Opens in Ogden Valley Page 17 Weeds . . .Who is Responsible? Page 18 The Impact of Weeds in Our Lives Page 19 Historical Article Page 22 Classifieds Page 23 Regional Transportation Plan Jordan Rhodes and Alex Brown with the National Guard in Draper representing the Boy Scouts of America. Scouting for Food On Tuesday, March 19, scouts from Ogden Valley were among some of those who participated in the Scouting for Food Kick-off with Governor Mike Leavitt at the Utah State Capitol building in Salt Lake City. Three scouts from the Valley represented the Trapper Trails BSA Council. They included Jordan Rhodes, Liberty; Alex Brown, Huntsville; and Devan Allen, Huntsville. The boys met at the National Guard center in Draper. There they joined five other scouts representing various BSA councils throughout the state of Utah. All the scouts rode in a convoy of military vehicles from Draper to the Capitol building When they arrived at the capitol, each scout was officially greeted by Governor Leavitt. The scouts then stood with the governor as he declared that the statewide Kick-off for the Scouting for Food event had begun. This opportunity was organized by Allen Endecott of Hunstville. The event was covered by KSL TV, Fox 13 TV, and Channel 4. On March 23, scouts all over Ogden Valley spent the morning collecting food items donated by residents supporting the Scouting for Food event. The donations were used to fill local food pantries. Developer, Residents Clash Over Mountain By Kristen Moulton, The Salt Lake Tribune EDEN—Somewhere between Eden and Paradise lies Brent Ferrin’s idea of heaven: multimillion-dollar homes and condominiums ringed with ski runs and golf greens, five-star hotels and restaurants, and miles of hiking, biking and horse-riding trails. But to residents of paradise and Avon at the south end of the Cache Valley, Ferrin’s vision is more like hell. They have banded together to fight his proposal that Cache County create a new kind of zone for developments such as the one he proposed for Powder Mountain, which straddles the Weber and Cache counties’ line about 20 miles northeast of Ogden. The Cache County Council plans an April 9 public hearing on the proposed new zone and Ferrin’s request to apply it to 3,600 acres of Powder Mountain that lies in the county. The planning commission recommends against it, and countywide planner mark Teuscher says the project’s fate is uncertain. Weber County appears more likely to endorse the plan, though its planning commission tabled Ferrin’s request to rezone 4,500 acres of Powder Mountain because it had too many unanswered questions. The proposal is on the agenda again April 16. Ferrin says he can do a scaled-back project in either county, but would prefer to expand all of Powder Mountain. So far, the only organized opposition has come from Cache Valley. “We don’t need a destination ski resort. We don’t need a c-store on the corner,” says Launi Evans-Stocker, who like her Avon neighbors fears development would spill off the mountain, down the canyon and into the quiet ranching communities of south Cache Valley. Opponents also believe Cache County is jeopardizing its future by opening the door to mountain-resort subdivisions. “Down in the valley is where the cities belong,” says Sherry Lowery of Avon, “[not] up in the mountains.” It’s a classic clash over property rights, differing ideas of the good life, mountain preservation and development’s impact on wildlife and watershed. On one side is Ferrin, a Park City developer whose ancestors settled in the Ogden Valley south of the resort. He was reared in Farmington and spent 25 years developing resorts with Marriott International and as a consultant. Ferrin developed Deer Crest, a luxury-home project, in Deer Valley in 1996 and, as a co-owner of Bald Eagle Realty in Park City, has seen MOUNTAIN cont. on page 5 The Wasatch Front Regional Council has adopted a Long Range Transportation Plan that recommends needed improvement through the year 2030. The Plan achieves a balanced approach that offers several different transportation opportunities to the traveling public. The Plan includes programmed improvement for mass transit, highways, bicycles and pedestrians. By the year 2030, the population of Salt Lake, Davis and Weber Counties is projected to increase by 61% from 1,333,914 million in 2000 to 2,143,555 million. Our transportation system, which is already overburdened in many areas, will need to be upgraded to handle the additional demand. The Plan provides choices to the traveling public that allow individuals the opportunity to utilize the transportation option that is best for them. The Plan places a strong emphasis on public transit, including a regional commuter rail lone, four new light rail spurs, and a doubling of bus service. For automobile users, the Plan includes two new freeways, and various widening projects for freeways and principal arterials. All projects are designed to fit within expected revenues. The Plan is reflective of the Regional Council’s efforts to increase transit usage and, at the same time, meet all forms of travel demand of which automobile users constitute the vast majority. The Long Range Plan will keep vehicle emissions well within limits set by the Utah Division of Air Quality. Emissions levels from transportation sources in 2030 are projected to be lower than they are today, as a result of greater reliance on mass transit, increased emphasis on pedestrian and bicycle travel, better emission controls on gasoline and diesel engines, cleaner fuels, and less traffic congestion as a result of Plan implementation. The Long Range Transportation Plan was adopted after years of careful study and review along with an extensive public participation process. The Council continues to welcome the public’s input into future Plan updates, which occur at least every three years. Should you have any comment or questions regarding the Plan or proposed revisions, please contact the Regional Council Community Affairs Representative, Sam Klemm, at (801) 773-5559. Transit Improvements Public transit is an integral part of the region’s Long Range Transportation Plan. The most significant transit improvements include: A doubling of bus service with new routes and more frequent service in growth areas and a grid system in PLAN cont. on page 6 |